Elin Maria Katarina Johansson[1] (born 5 August 1990) is a Swedish taekwondo athlete. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost against the Australian athlete Carmen Marton in the quarterfinal.[2]

Elin Johansson
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born5 August 1990 (1990-08-05) (age 34)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportTaekwondo
EventWelterweight (−67 kg)
ClubSoo Shim Taekwondo Klubb
Coached byNiklas Andersson
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Sweden
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Manchester −67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Querétaro −67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku −67 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku −67 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rome −59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester −67 kg

In June 2015 she won a bronze medal during the European Games in Baku.[3]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but lost her first match against Nigora Tursunkulova.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elin Johansson fyller år den 5 Augusti". Birthday.se. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Elin Johansson. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Frida Olsson (18 June 2015). "Svenskt brons i taekwondo" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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